GoF Definition: Specifies the kinds of objects to create using a prototypical instane and creates new objects by copying this prototype.
BenchmarkDotNet=v0.13.1, OS=Windows 10.0.22000
11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H 2.30GHz, 1 CPU, 16 logical and 8 physical cores
.NET SDK=6.0.101
[Host] : .NET 6.0.1 (6.0.121.56705), X64 RyuJIT [AttachedDebugger]
DefaultJob : .NET 6.0.1 (6.0.121.56705), X64 RyuJIT
| Method | Mean | Error | StdDev | Ratio | RatioSD | Gen 0 | Code Size | Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NaiveShallowClone | 7.633 ns | 0.1284 ns | 0.1201 ns | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.0057 | 112 B | 72 B |
| MemberwiseCloneShallowClone | 23.359 ns | 0.4001 ns | 0.3742 ns | 3.06 | 0.06 | 0.0032 | 141 B | 40 B |
| NaiveDeepClone | 11.458 ns | 0.2779 ns | 0.2729 ns | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.0083 | 123 B | 104 B |
| MemberwiseCloneDeepClone | 46.511 ns | 0.8908 ns | 0.8332 ns | 4.06 | 0.15 | 0.0057 | 69 B | 72 B |